Sponsored by No One Is Illegal-Toronto and the Ontario Coalition Against PovertyMayor Ford: Respect People!

On December 1, Rob Ford becomes Mayor of Toronto. In his campaign speeches and his public statements, Ford has called for cuts to fair wages, a dismantling of the already inaccessible public transit system, supported Toronto's police brutality during the G20, and repeatedly expressed racist anti-immigrant sentiments and outright hatred for poor people.

While claiming to speak on behalf of the 'majority', Ford actually believes in a Toronto for the few. He believes in a Toronto divided into suburbs and the downtown. A Toronto divided into streetcar riders, bikers and drivers. A Toronto divided into immigrants, refugees and citizens. A Toronto where the homeless are driven out of sight as social housing is sold off to developers. A Toronto where police budgets grow and cops act with impunity. A Toronto that is open for business, but closed for the public.

This is not our Toronto. Our Toronto is about justice, dignity, and respect for immigrants, precarious workers, poor people and unions.

On December 1, at 12noon, a public, family friendly demonstration is being called outside City Hall as Rob Ford becomes Mayor to remind him what the people of this city need, expect and demand.

As we see a global push towards silencing dissent, it has become increasingly necessary to build and expand our own networks of communication and strengthen our capacity for resistance.

Dec 18 is International Migrants Day. We are calling upon our allies to help us build Dec 18 – Dec 25 as a week of online action and support for No One Is Illegal-Toronto.

** DONATE to No One Is Illegal-Toronto (encourage your friends to do the same)http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/support
(consider becoming a monthly sustainer or give us a holiday gift to continue our work)

As we see a global push towards silencing dissent, it has become increasingly necessary to build and expand our own networks of communication and strengthen our capacity for resistance.

Dec 18 is International Migrants Day. We are calling upon our allies to help us build Dec 18 – Dec 25 as a week of online action and support for No One Is Illegal-Toronto.

** DONATE to No One Is Illegal-Toronto (encourage your friends to do the same)http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/support
(consider becoming a monthly sustainer or give us a holiday gift to continue our work)

As we see a global push towards silencing dissent, it has become increasingly necessary to build and expand our own networks of communication and strengthen our capacity for resistance.

Dec 18 is International Migrants Day. We are calling upon our allies to help us build Dec 18 – Dec 25 as a week of online action and support for No One Is Illegal-Toronto.

** DONATE to No One Is Illegal-Toronto (encourage your friends to do the same)http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/support
(consider becoming a monthly sustainer or give us a holiday gift to continue our work)

As we see a global push towards silencing dissent, it has become increasingly necessary to build and expand our own networks of communication and strengthen our capacity for resistance.

Dec 18 is International Migrants Day. We are calling upon our allies to help us build Dec 18 – Dec 25 as a week of online action and support for No One Is Illegal-Toronto.

** DONATE to No One Is Illegal-Toronto (encourage your friends to do the same)http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/support
(consider becoming a monthly sustainer or give us a holiday gift to continue our work)

As we see a global push towards silencing dissent, it has become increasingly necessary to build and expand our own networks of communication and strengthen our capacity for resistance.

Dec 18 is International Migrants Day. We are calling upon our allies to help us build Dec 18 – Dec 25 as a week of online action and support for No One Is Illegal-Toronto.

** DONATE to No One Is Illegal-Toronto (encourage your friends to do the same)http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/support
(consider becoming a monthly sustainer or give us a holiday gift to continue our work)